Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-02-06
GROUNDS SECURED
By the Base Ball Association for the Coming
Season.
THE FAIR GROUNDS NEGOTIATION
Dropped, and the Organization Leases the
Fink Property.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING AHUMMER,

After several months spent in negotiat-
ing with the State Fair Association for the
use of a portion of their grounds for base
ball purposes during the coming season,
the Wheeling Association has made other
arrangements and will at once go to work
energetically to get their grounds in order
for the summer campaign. The public Is
familiar with the differences between the
State Fair people and the Base Ball Associ-
alton, the latter not being willing to pay
more than $500 for the use of the Fair
Grounds four days in the week, while the
Association wanted $T20. This sum,
which would make an expenditure OF
about 81 900 for grounds when the cost of
watchmen is added to the rent, was too
steep for the base ballists, and they deter
mined some days ago, to hold a meeting
and perfect other arrangements.
The ItGIligencer stated in a recent issue
thatthe Base Ball Association had closed ne
gotiations for the Fink property on South
Broadway. The Fink property Is not on
South Broadway, and negotiations were
not closed with Mrs. Fink until last
night, when the Association held n largely
attended and enthusiastic meeting at DIR.
Caddle's office, on Market street. Here,
after due consideration, the Fair Grounds
offer wa definitely and finally rejected,
and the proposition of Mrs. Fink 10 rent
her grounds, fronting on Fink streets,
for one year, for $500, with
the privilege of a further lease of
two years more, at an annual rent of $500,
was accepted. The ground is 26Ox42O feet
in size, and lies south of the new street
opened last summer through the Zane es-
tate. and is bounded on the east and west
by alleys running parallel with South
Front and South Broadway respectively,
it being separated from each Of these
t~horoughfares by q solid row of buildings.
The ground has no encumberances save a
frame stable and q few apple and pear
trees and is admirably adapted to base
ball purposes, having just fall enough to-
ward the west and south to carry of the
rain. Being but three short squares south
of the street car track where it leaves the
suspension bridge approach, and but half
a square from the Island terminus of the
skiff ferry from the foot of Twelfth street.
the ground is very easy Of access, AUD ON
that account cannot but become u very
popular resort.
The entire space will be enclosed with a
tight fence nine feet high, and u grand
stand will be erected, with the addition of
benches for the use of spectators who do
not care to indulge in the luxury of shade.
The stand will probably be erected on the
west side of the ground, where a sharp
rise in the surface affords a fine view of the
field.
Secretary W. Il. English was instructed
by the stockholders to at once make appli-
cation to the Ohio League for membership,
a place having been reserved for this city,
and Mr.. English was also elected Delegate
to represent the Association in the League.
A resolution was also passed calling in %
per cent. of the stock subscriptions by the
18th, and the remainder at the rate of %
per cent. every month.
The Ohio League now numbers siA
clubs, as follows: GAINESVILLE, Sandusky,
Akron, Mansfield, Canton and Columbus.
Wheeling will make the seventh club, and
there are three applications for the eighth
place, from Steubenville, Springfield and
Toledo. By the way the stock Of the
Columbus club, $1,000, was all taken in
one hour after the books we're opened.
Last nights meeting settles the question
Of W neither or not base ball will become a
regular source OF outdoor amusement here
in Wheeling. The Association has enthu-
siastic and experienced men ut its head,
and with the splendid club material here,
we can confidently look forward to some
fine sport during the coming summer.